God, I miss this character. Ricky Gervais gives a peek at David Brent’s life, a decade after The Office. Enjoy the 10 minute clip (and music video) below!

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“Take My Picture” is a fantastic mini-documentary, directed by Dasha Zhukova and Andinh Ha. It examines the phenomenon of “peacocking” in the fashion world due to the proliferation of street style blogs.

I could actually see this being part of a feature length documentary about blogging’s affect on our culture, and our desire to document everything. Watch the film below!

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“Eyes as Big as Plates”, a photo series by Riitta Ikonen and Karoline Hjorth inspired by Norwegian folklore.

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I like cycling and I like art, so I was pretty excited to see that A—B had hooked up with London based artist Von to curate a cycle route around the best art galleries and art shops in the East London area. Starting at the Barbican, it takes you on a tour through Shoreditch, Hoxton Sq and Old Street passing the likes of the Signal Gallery, StolenSpace, Beach London, Nelly Duff, KK Outlet, Kemistry Gallery, Nobrow and many more, not to mention some of the best spots to grab coffee/beer/food. If you’re a regular reader of Booooooom and you’re planning a trip to London soon, you should definitely bookmark this for future reference.

You can find the route details here (and on twitter), along with a bunch of other cycle routes curated by a mix of influencers, tastemakers, independent cycling brands, cycling journalists/bloggers and general enthusiasts. I have it on good authority that there are more US and European routes planned in the near future.

COMPETITION: To mark the occasion, Booooooom & We Occupy have hooked up with Von and A—B to offer you a chance of winning 1 of 10 Risograph prints by the artist.

Simply leave a comment below, describing your favorite cycle route. We will then pick the 10 that sound the most interesting.

Closes: 1st March

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“Les Ballets de Faile” January 15 – February 24. In an odd, but intriguing fashion, street art duo Faile hook up with The New York City Ballet.

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Colourful buildings painted by Alex Brewer aka HENSE. Atlanta.

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Next week I’m headed to Hawaii for Pow Wow Hawaii 2013. I look forward to this event all year and it’s finally that time again! Like last year, I’ll be living on the North Shore with a bunch of international artists in a beautiful house called the Utopium Estate.

Feb 11th-16th artists converge on the streets of Honolulu, painting murals and interacting with the community. There will also be youth art and music workshops, as well as lectures at the University of Hawaii.

Confirmed International Artists:

Dabs Myla (Melbourne)
Faith47 (South Africa)
Hannah Stouffer (SF)
Andrea Wan (Vancouver)
Dal (China)
Yoskay Yamamoto (Japan)
Jeff Soto (LA)
Nychos (Austria)
Roid (London)
Mare139 (NYC)
Sam Rodriguez (San Jose)
Madsteez (LA)
Eric Marcinizyn (Delaware)
Suitman (Hong Kong)
Wonderlust (Melbourne)
Alisa Ross (Missouri)
Askew (New Zealand)
Shark Toof (LA)
Neonski (SF)
Apex (SF)
Jase (SF)
Jim Mahfood (LA)
David Flores (LA)
123Klan (Montreal)
Flying Fortress (Germany)
Jeff Hamada (Vancouver)
Meggs (Melbourne)
Rone (Melbourne)
Phibs (Sydney)
Scribe (Missouri)
Trek6 (Miami)
Poesia (San Jose)
Erik Otto (SF)
Peap Tarr (Cambodia)
Lisa Mam (Cambodia)
Orly Locquiao (San Jose)
Mark Bode (SF)
Chaz Bojorquez (LA)

 
 
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If you recognize this image as a scene from The Blue Brothers then Google Street Scene just might be your new favourite Tumblr. Tre Baker doctors film stills to look like they’re pulled from Google Street View!

I love the details he includes, the glitches, face blurring, even the shadow of the Google Street View vehicle. I’ve included a few more stills below, see if you recognize the films!

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